Can Obama Do Anything About The Cost Of College?

Is this plan just “political theater of the worst sort,” as University of Washington President Mike Young put it? Or is it a brave attempt at “tying the method of funding to the outcomes we’re looking for,” as William Powers, president of the University of Texas at Austin, said? Honestly, it might be a bit of both. Some aspects of the plan look like little more than window dressing in an election year. But overall, it seems like an earnest attempt to hog-tie some of the many wild forces that are pushing up the cost of a college education.

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